Sink pad



'Jan. 14,1930. "M. RUST 4 1,143, 00

SINK PAD Filed May 1929 IN V EN TOR.

BY 7fii nf A TTORNEYS.

Fa -tented Jan. 14, 1930 MARTHA BUST, OF ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA SINK PADApplication filed May 8, 1928.

In the use of sinks, particularly sinks with vitreous linings thebottoms of the sinks are worn through use, thus reducing the life of thesink and also the ease with which the sink may be kept clean. In orderto avoid this difliculty, I provide a rubber pad on which the pans, orequipment, used in the sink may rest and thus save the sink from anydetrimental effect arising from this use. Features and details of theinvention will appear from the specification and claims.

A preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawing wherein a perspective view is shown of the pad.

1 marks a rubber block having a size, or

area suitable for supporting utensils to be used in the sink. 2 are ribsextending along the under-side of the block and formed integrallytherewith, thus spacing the block from the bottom of the sink so as toassure a free running discharge from the sink. Perforations 3 arearranged through the block, these perforations opening between the ribs.With this structure the utensil is perfectly supported in the sink, thebright vitreous coating of the sink is not injured and it may,therefore, be readily cleaned and the block does not stop the ordinarydrainage opening from the sink.

The openings through the pad are not substantially diminished from thetop toward the bottom so that the ordinary material from dish-washingand other deposits ordinarily encountered in a sink do not tend to clogthe perforations and the device as a whole can be readily kept cleanmerely by the jet force of the faucets. The comparatively flatsupporting surfaces between the openings afford a definite support forsmaller articles and afford a strength of the bars between the slotswhich permits of substantially wide spacing of the ribs. What I claim asnew is 1. A sink pad comprising a rubber block: supports extending fromthe bottom of the block; and slots through the block, said slots beingsubstantially undiminished in cross area from the top to the bottom ofthe block and Serial No. 360,721.

providing substantially fiat supporting surfaces between the slots.

2. A sink pad comprising a rubber block; and ribs formed on theunderside of the block and integrally therewith, said block having myhand.

Mas. MARTHA RUST.

